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Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror, by Richard A. Clarke, Free Press, 304 pp. 27.00 The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neill, by Ron Suskind, Simon & Schuster, 348 pp., 26.00 When political books come out in an election year it is usually prudent … Continue reading “Scoping Out the Bushies”

The fallout from Chalabi-gate continues to rain down on the heads of the War Party, opening up the exciting prospect that some neocons might well wind up behind bars. The charge? Espionage, as Sidney Blumenthal informs us: “At a well-appointed conservative think tank in downtown Washington and across the Potomac River at the Pentagon, FBI … Continue reading “Chalabi-gate: None Dare Call It Treason”

Two of the seven suspected terrorists linked by the Bush administration to an impending “hard” attack on the United States are probably not even in North America, said officials Wednesday. After naming the seven suspects – including two Canadians – at a prime-time news conference, top U.S. officials including FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III … Continue reading “Latest US Terror Warning Raises Questions”

UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – As the United Nations gears up to dispatch thousands of new troops into political trouble spots in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, its peacekeeping missions are being undermined by a shortage of funds, unpaid debts and charges of sexual abuse against women and children caught in the crossfire. The growing problems … Continue reading “UN: Bullies and Beggars”

“To ultimately be the victor in the war against terrorism, we need all Americans to be engaged.” – DHS Secretary, Tom Ridge Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge found this exhortation so fine, he used it in two of the radio and television ads that American broadcasters donated in 2003 to DHS for its … Continue reading “$226 Million in Govt Ads Helped Pave the Way for War”

Seventeen year-old Amir is crying during much of the interview. “We were coming home from work, and were shot so many times,” he says with deep anguish and frustration. “Walid told me to leave the car because he was hurt and needed help.” The man he speaks of, Walid Mohammed Abrahim, was a carpenter. Amir … Continue reading “‘There Are So Many People the Americans Have Shot’”

Less than two weeks after Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez abruptly removed Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski from her command of Abu Ghraib prison, Maj. Gen. Walter Wojdakowski, Sanchez’s chief deputy, convened a meeting at which certain legal issues emerging at the prison were discussed. It was late in November of 2003, and Karpinski was still … Continue reading “Karpinski Was ‘Set Up,’ but Sanchez Takes the Fall”

JERUSALEM, (IPS) – The Israeli attack on Rafah in the Gaza Strip did not come in a political and military vacuum. The Israeli army’s “operation rainbow” is now only “paused” and all indications are that the struggle that has continued between Israel and the Palestinians along the Egyptian border for more than three years now … Continue reading “Only a Lull Before Another Storm”

The dire consequences of the U.S. invasion of Iraq go beyond a failed occupation and attendant war crimes. By making excuses for torture in public hearings, the U.S. Senate has besmirched itself. In Senate hearings on May 19, Republican senators enabled three commanding generals of our Iraqi occupation force to explain away war crimes as procedures … Continue reading “Patriotism: The New Third Rail”

Now that The New York Times has issued a halfhearted apology for its coverage of WMD issues last year, we thought it might be interesting to look back at what one critic wrote at the time. The following examination of NYT reporter Judith Miller’s questionable ethics first ran on May 7, 2003. You know it’s … Continue reading “Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Crosses The NY Times‘ Line of ‘Strict Neutrality’”